All United States articles – Page 97
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FARNBOROUGH: United orders 25 E175s
United Airlines has placed a firm order for 25 Embraer 175 jets.
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FARNBOROUGH: United to take four more 787-9s
United Airlines has ordered four more Boeing 787-9s.
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FARNBOROUGH: CFM to compete for NMA even if required thrust rises
Boeing’s power requirement for the New Mid-market Airplane's engines could slightly exceed 50,000lb-thrust each, but CFM International still plans to participate in the competition, GE Aviation chief executive David Joyce has declared.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing seeks first European sale of F/A-18 Super Hornet
Boeing comes to Farnborough eyeing its first F/A-18 Super Hornet sale to a European military after the type's production line gains a new lease of life from orders last year from the US Navy – and a $1.5 billion commitment from Kuwaiti air force last month.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lockheed drops F-35 price in Lot 11 ‘handshake agreement’
Lockheed Martin says it has made a “handshake agreement” with the F-35 Joint Program Office for the 11th lot of low-rate initial production.
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Paid contentINSIGHT FROM BOMBARDIER: Five ways cabin design inspires loyalty and generates profit
If you’re an airline executive, you’ve likely spent a moment or two trying to decode your passengers’ complicated and often contradictory desires. In surveys, air travellers regularly cite cabin comfort and seat pitch as points of dissatisfaction, yet overwhelmingly indicate that the true driver of their purchase is ticket price.
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FARNBOROUGH: DHL orders 14 777Fs
DHL Express has ordered 14 777 Freighters, marking a notable cargo win for Boeing on the first day of the Farnborough air show.
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INSIGHT FROM ROLLS-ROYCE: Pioneering the IntelligentEngine
With more people flying than ever before and an increasing demand for more efficient travel, Rolls-Royce has defined a vision for the future of aircraft power that will help deliver passengers more reliably and more efficiently than ever before.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing sees sustained interest in P-8A Poseidon
Despite growing competition from maritime patrol aircraft such as the Saab Swordfish and Kawasaki P-1, Boeing said it sees sustained interest in its P-8A Poseidon from Asian and Middle Eastern countries, especially after lowering its cost and adding an additional crew workstation.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing markets CH-47F Chinook upgrades to NATO nations
With the first CH-47F Chinook engineering and manufacturing development helicopter loaded into final assembly on 25 June for its Block II upgrades, Boeing is turning its attention at the Farnborough Airshow to pitching prospective international customers on the advantages of its latest improvement.
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ANALYSIS: CFM comfortably ahead in A320neo engine race
CFM International is convincingly winning the two-horse race to power Airbus A320neo family aircraft, with more than 2,500 of the re-engined narrowbodies on order set to have engines from the GE Aviation and Safran joint venture, compared with just over 1,800 for rival Pratt & Whitney.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman shows off Fire Scout’s anti-submarine capabilities
Northrop Grumman displayed a model of the MQ-8C Fire Scout at the Royal International Air Tattoo fitted with an Ultra Electronics sonobuoy mission pod, a little over a week after the unmanned helicopter completed Initial Operational Test and Evaluation on board the USS Coronado.
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Mesa Airlines files for IPO
US regional carrier Mesa Airlines has registered documents for an initial public offering.
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ANALYSIS: Cargo operators foresee e-commerce uplift
This year's Farnborough air show dawns on an air freight sector suffering a bit of a hangover following a banner year in 2017.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing's brand value soars in latest survey
Boeing is the most powerful brand in aerospace and defence. That claim may hardly be surprising, given that it is also the biggest. In fact, according to a new survey by brand valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance, the top 10 most valuable brands in the industry belong to 10 ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Caret pushes towards stability at Boeing's defence business
For a decade, Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has managed to survive by cutting costs at a slightly faster pace than a relentless decline in revenues.
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ANALYSIS: USAF tries to stop aircraft software problems with agile methods
For decades, the US Air Force and its lead aircraft supplier, Lockheed Martin, have struggled to efficiently write the code that runs their aircraft. The result is numerous cost overruns, delays and aircraft dysfunction – especially in the much-maligned Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme, whose software problems have put ...
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UK approved to buy 200 AIM-120D missiles
The US State Department approved the sale of up to 200 radar-guided Raytheon AIM-120D medium-range air-to-air missiles for an estimated cost of $650 million to the United Kingdom.
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Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush to resign by end of year
Wes Bush will resign his position as Northrop Grumman’s CEO effective 1 January 2019. He will also relinquish his chairman role after July 2019.
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